Horse-collar fastening



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OWEN H. MORRIS, OE NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

HORSE-COLLAR FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.. 279,177, dated June12, 1883.

`Application filed March 6, 1883. (Model.)

Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented a new and useful Fastening for Horse-Collars, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to horse-collar fastenings, and has for itsobject to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and efficient meansfor fastening the two parts of the collar, that will possess superiorefficiency in the performance of its function.

In the drawings, Figure l is a face view of my improved fastening. Fig.2 is a similar view, with one of the plates removed to show the interiorarrangement. Fig. 8 isavertical transverse sectional view illustratingthe operation of the catch in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a perspectivedctailview ofthe catch.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a casing that is adapted toinclose the catch, and B is a plate having a hook-shaped extension, C,which is received into the casing, and is engaged by the catch in thelatter to secure the two parts of the fastening together. ing Ais to besecured in any suitable manner on one end 'of the collar, andthehook-plate `B is to be likewise secured to the other end of the collar,so that these two parts of the fastening come together when the ends ofthe collar are pressed into contact with each other. The casing A isprovided with a recess, D, in its edge, to receive the hook C, and fromthis recess extends a slot, E, down through the casing, this slot beingbeveled on one side to form ashoulder, F, near the bottom, and a smallslot, G, in the side of the casing is formed above this shoulder E. Thecasing is preferably formed by a main plate or piece, H, in which isformed the recess and the Inain slot, and an outside plate, I, that issecured against the plateH, and is formed with the shoulder F and slotG. In the slotE is arranged a catch plate or bar, J, that projects fromthe bottom of the casing, and is provided with a lateral pin, K, thatworks in the slot G, to limit the movement of the plate in the slot E. Aflat spring, L, is secured at its top end to one side of the bar J andprojects from the same.

The cas-V This spring is provided with a shoulder, M,

that, when the bar is pushed up in the slot E to engage the hook C whenthe ,latter enters the recess in the casing, automatically engages theshoulder E, so that the said bar J will not slip down from engagementwith .the hook C. W'hen it is desired to release the said hook, so thatthe parts of the fastening will be disconnected, the lower end of thespring has only to be pressed against the plate or bar J at its lowerprojecting end, when the shoulder IWI will be disengaged from theshoulder E, and the said bar can be drawn down from engage ment with thehook C.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combinatiomwith the casing having arecess which is adapted to receive the hook of an engaging-plate, andprovided with a slot extending from the said recess and opening at theedge of the casing, of a latch-bar sliding in the said slot and providedwith a fiat spring projecting from its side to retain it in position,and a hooked plate arranged to be received in the recessed casing, asset forth.

2. T11/e combination, with the casing having a recess and a slotextending from the said recess and provided with a shoulder near itsterminus, of a latch-bar sliding in the said slot and projecting fromthe casing, said bar being provided with a spring projecting from itsside and having a shoulder that is arranged to engage the shoulder inthe slot, and a hooked plate arranged to be received in the recessedcasing, as set forth.

3. The combination of the casing secured to one section of thehorse-collar, having the recess, the slot extending therefrom andprovided with va shoulder, and a slot in its side above the saidshoulder, the latch-bar having the lateral pin and provided with ashouldered spring projecting from its side, and the hoolcplate securedto the other section of horse-collar, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

OEN H. DIORRIS.. fitnessesz HENRY C. GOODWIN, JOHN TUTTLE.

